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Does the H&H 3-lb Crystalvac jar really carry a 1932 Owens-Illinois date code? 2026-07-26

One Hoffmann-Hayman three-pound Crystalvac jar bears the Owens-Illinois 'Diamond-Oval-I' mark read as plant 7 (Alton, IL) / year code '2' = 1932. A base photograph of the jar now C…

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Next: Corroborated by the base photo (plant 7, undotted date code 2 = 1932). Optional: confirm across more examples / an expert bench read before closing.

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Was there really an Owens-Illinois plant at Palestine, Texas? 2026-07-26

Michael David Smith's 1989 book identifies a Palestine, Texas glass plant as an Owens-Illinois operation; the SHA/Bottle Research Group's Owens-Illinois plant register lists no Pal…

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Next: Locate the exact Smith 1989 passage; cross-check the SHA O-I plant register and Palestine local history.

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